Post by cajun on Mar 2, 2011 8:18:52 GMT -5

The grid is set up with lanes between the camping rows. Rather than having to turn around in the middle you can pull in from the sides, otherwise it's just as you've pictured. Due to the lanes I was able to arrive late last year and pull into a spot in the middle of the group.

The spots are somewhat inexactly measured I think. My suburban is 18 feet long and was too wide by a few inches one year. The length also seems to vary. My two 12' EZ ups fit perfectly one year and were 2' over the line the next.

We do the setup as you've shown, vehicles on the outside, then tents, then social area. Often we have an end of a row and reserve those spots for ppl that need it... ECUpirate had a beer pong table set up on the end in 08.

As we're coming in we tell the parking people how many spaces we need and they're usually pretty good about letting us start a new room so no one gets cut off. If they're not pretty good about it we do it anyway...

Post by Scrog on Mar 2, 2011 11:43:24 GMT -5

Thanks Bunny for those pictures. Those hammocks look nice!nc, thanks for noticing my Google SketchUp8 skills. You should see my monolithic dome homes. Thanks for the info Dani. MikeD had explained the set up(cars on the outside, tents, then tarps in the middle) to me like that. I did not know if they parked us like in GA or like the diagram above. I have seen a lot of awesome pictures, FB and on here. I saw that one that I posted and that lot looked small. Too small for a truck to fit in. Thanks for clearing that up. This is where my brain is at.

This is my normal setup. This is a Quonset hut, aka The Monkey Hut. It is made of PVC pipe, and a tarp. I put this over the back of my truck and put my tent behind the truck and have some room for chairs and such past the tent. It is ~7' tall,~10 wide, and 30' long

This is the PVC skeleton that is the "backbone" to the Monkey Hut. The structure can be 15' long, 20' long, 25' long or 30' long, depending on needs and tarp size.

Yes it comes with furniture. which is made out of sheets of plywood. Well, I guess most furniture is made out of sheets of plywood, but this furniture is fold-da-ble. Uses no screws or nails, fits together like a puzzle and breaks down flat, like a sheet of plywood. That is a couch with a mushroom on it, the pink one is a Love seat, and the other two are chairs.

I'm thinking move some tents down this way, move an easy-up over that way, use a large tarp(the one in this pic is gray and translucent and 30'x20'), put the Monkey Hut there and we can make room for a Dance Floor! How we gonna be Tarpi' Alive with no dance floor? ;D

Post by unregistered on Mar 2, 2011 13:10:59 GMT -5

We are going to have the most thought out and pre-organized camp on this side of the Mississippi

I guess if that's the goal we should have a discussion around equipment and who's bringing what...

Just looking at the awesome diagrams we would want to try to park people with standard size EZ-Ups together in order to make it easier to construct the initial grid. It's easier to connect similar sized shade together with sheets & tarps to create a solid shaded area (and avoid those random sunburn lines).

For our part we have a standard sized EZ-Up 10x10 with angled legs, 4 or so tapestries to use to connect ez-ups together, and can bring as many tarps as needed. We still have a bunch of large binder clips that worked really well to connect tarps and tapestries and also a good number of bungee cords if they're needed.

We're also looking to pick up some sort of plastic rugs for the ground.

Post by ecupirate on Mar 2, 2011 15:58:42 GMT -5

How the hell do people set up hammocks like that? I want one to avoid the hot tent but would it support 200 pounds hanging from the EZ Up like that?

The hammocks either come with a collapsable frame or in the case of the one that appears to be tied to the EZ-up, it is actually tied to a couple seperate post driven a couple feet in the ground. The guy who set this one up brought a metal "sock" to put over the pole and drive it down with manpower. Did that make sense?

Post by cajun on Mar 2, 2011 18:20:53 GMT -5

How the hell do people set up hammocks like that? I want one to avoid the hot tent but would it support 200 pounds hanging from the EZ Up like that?

The hammocks either come with a collapsable frame or in the case of the one that appears to be tied to the EZ-up, it is actually tied to a couple seperate post driven a couple feet in the ground. The guy who set this one up brought a metal "sock" to put over the pole and drive it down with manpower. Did that make sense?

Welcome back ECU!! Rumor has it you two might be rejoining us this year?

Post by Druid on Mar 2, 2011 22:46:03 GMT -5

As someone that has done this 3 times, let me explain how this works.

1. We have our diagrams, complete to scale, with exactly how to set up.2. We line up at the Food Lion to go in.3. We get hung up at lights and we get all out of line.4. They body cavity search some us (the ones WITH nothing), and not others. 5. We get back in our pretty lines.6. Psycho Nazi parking attendant tries to park us in a "The indians are coming, circle the wagons" formation. WTF?7. Dani chews his ass out and we park the way we want to in our little lines.8. Everyone gets out of their cars.9. We jump around for joy, then throw all out sh!t out into the middle and we proceed to see who can put their crap up first. 10. Our camp site in no way resembles the well thought out plan.

Post by Scrog on Mar 3, 2011 0:00:11 GMT -5

^^^^HaHA! Body cavity searches? Yippeeee! I know what you are saying Druid, and you are correct, no matter how much planning we do, things will not go as planned, so I have a plan for that. but seriously, I hope nobody gets turn off by these designs. What I am thinking is not very complex and will only take a dedicated few to make some adjustments to their setup and this can be done and I think people will be more than happy with the final product.

Unregistered, I like where you are going, but I do not think we need to start setting up matching easy-up together, not just yet. The majority of us can and will set up just like the way it was done in the past. Like I said above, I am just looking for a few peeps that might want to get involved wth this idea. I have already thought of starting a list on who is bring what. That way there is not 12 gas coleman camping stoves, but that list/thread is for later down the road.

Xrayspecs-thanks for the F.L. Wright shout out. I like Buckminster Fuller and am a big fan of the Dome. Party favors? Yes please!

krstlpeach thanks for the offer to help!

Bunny, yes the Monkey hut has made it to the desert, twice, and last year to Roo, Bear Creek, Habsfest, and Kerri's weekend getaway at Ginnie Springs. Why do you ask? (you do remind me of someone)

The majority of stuff I already have, monkey hut, 30'x20' gray tarp, carpet, and plywood furniture(or will have shortly) and do not mind bringing. Like I was saying before, I just need a few people to say, "Scrog, give me room for my car, my tent and such and you can have that rest of my lot to use at will." Which I will cover with shade.

Post by Chris Major on Mar 3, 2011 4:44:09 GMT -5

Damn Scrog. You're a gangster with the diagrams. Roo should hire you to help people in VIP build elaborate campsites officially.

Anyways, this will only be my third Roo.

The first year, 2005, I flew in and was Tent Only. Set up a lame tent, no tarp, canopy, any amenities etc. Big mistake. I was clueless. It sucked (the campsite, not the experience).

Last year I made my return to The Farm and threw down with three other people to try out the on-site tent rental gimmick. It was cool, I liked the proximity and convenience, but realized this year I could spend like an extra $150 and get VIP.

Basically what I'm getting at is I've never set up an elaborate campsite. Total n00b to the game of tent building, tarp hanging, and planning such mastery in advance. Hell I dont even remember setting up my tent in 2005 (I think my older neighbors helped me as I was like 16 or something at the time). I am so down to be a part of this elaborate-VIP-shade-villa-canopy-fortress thing, but in regards to the specifics I'm definitely seeing myself having to get a little assistance/advice from you campsite masters. I'm definitely no handy man, and live in downtown Chicago, small apartment, renting a car to drive down there etc so the amount of stuff I could build or store ahead of time is gunna be very limited.

I know I want at least one EZ up, if I can find a good deal possibly two. I'm really intrigued by the hammock opposed to a tent idea, however with the threat of Cicadas being all over the place I'm kind of hesitant to do that.

I'm really excited to finally be a part of VIP with you guys. I know the hospitable nature of Bonnaroo is endless, so if some of you wouldn't mind lending a youngin' like me a hand or some advice I would be more than thankful.

Like someone said previously, just show me where to park, tell me what to bring, and lets make this the campsite to end all campsites. I really like Scrogs's idea about putting together a list of things people are bringing so we dont have 30 hammers and 23 Coleman grills, etc. I'm definitely not interested in going to Home Depot to buy a bunch of random Leno I'll use once when ten guys next to me will have the same item at their disposal all weekend.

Also, Scrog....if you want to cover my entire camping space in shade and dont mind excessive amounts of corn fumes floating in your vicinity then I would be more than happy to accomodate your spatial needs. Like any sane person in that sun would object to such a wonderful offer.

What do you veterans think about a portable collapsible hammock or cot under an EZ Up versus sleeping in a tent traditionally? Last year was so hot I couldnt sleep for more than an hour at a time.

Post by alieblue on Mar 3, 2011 8:40:41 GMT -5

^Druid you totally perfectly described every Roo I have ever attended, except before I did GA. But last year I think we had 7 cars, like 15 folks in our posse and we had quite a tarp community. Felt good to have people walk by and chat to one another about how amazing our tarp city was. ;D

We plan to go VIP, but we have not bought tickets yet, not even payment plan. We have to wait until I get my annual bonus and cross our fingers that there are still tickets. So I don't want to join in with the Camp Inforoo VIP until I have proof of purchase. Cross ya'lls fingers for us!

Post by Scrog on Mar 3, 2011 10:37:53 GMT -5

I feel a little uncomfortable with the momentum of the project. I'm seeing 2 camps in our future and I wonder if I'm alone in that.

What? This is the last thing I wanted! I have the ability and supplies to build a large shade structure, with minimal effort, and would love to share those resources. The size of the lots limits my ability to do this at ROO. and I need the help of people who would like to participate. Chris, you are the person I am looking for. Thank you! (corn fumes? did you read the fine print? that was the payment schedule for these services. JK) I am excited about Roo! I like to design and build things, still have lots of Legos. If I am stepping on toes or anything of that nature, if I have offended anyone, or if I am driving a wedge through camp, creating Two camps, Please PM so I can stop.

Post by ecupirate on Mar 3, 2011 12:38:19 GMT -5

I am excited about Roo! I like to design and build things, still have lots of Legos. If I am stepping on toes or anything of that nature, if I have offended anyone, or if I am driving a wedge through camp, creating Two camps, Please PM so I can stop.

I don't think it is a wedge. Some folks just get nervous about making a plan that can quickly fall apart and create the previously mentioned chaos. Some folks just find it easier to go with the flow. With that said, I found it worked best to pack my truck with everything I could think of and used whatever was needed and left the unused stuff in the truck. If I missed something, someone else was there to assist.